The Community College Writer [electronic resource] : Exceeding Expectations / Howard Tinberg and Jean-Paul Nadeau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tinberg, Howard B., 1953-

Contributor:

Conference on College Composition and Communication (U.S.), issuing body.

Nadeau, Jean-Paul, 1968-

Series:

Studies in writing & rhetoric.

CCCC studies in writing & rhetoric

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--United States.

English language.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While there have been several studies of writing programs at larger, baccalaureate institutions, the community college classroom has often been overlooked. Authors Howard Tinberg and Jean-Paul Nadeau fill this gap with The Community College Writer, a systematic and unique case study of first semester writing students at a community college. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and samples of classroom assignments, Tinberg and Nadeau use their research at one community college to reach out to instructors throughout the nation, fostering communication between community college faculty members in the

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Rationale; 2. Design and Method; 3. What Community College Faculty Expect; 4. Student Expectations and Practices; 5. Implications for Teaching and Research; Appendix A: The Research Cohort; Appendix B: The Student Survey; Appendix C: The Faculty Survey; Appendix D: Faculty Interview Questions; Appendix E: Student Interview Questions; Appendix F: Student Survey Results; Appendix G: Faculty Survey Results; Works Cited; Index; Series Statement; Series Titles; Author Biographies; Back Cover

Notes:

"A study funded by the Calderwood Writing Initiative and Bristol Community College."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-8577-5

OCLC:

905984472